Editing Fort Meade (section)

===21st century===
The [[70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing|70th Intelligence Wing headquarters]] was established at Fort Meade on July 17, 2000, and the [[Base Realignment and Closure, 2005]], designated Fort Meade to gain 5,700 positions. Fort Meade currently has more than 54,000 employees (service members and civilians), and is the largest employer in the state of Maryland and second largest installation by employee population in the Army.<ref>Larry Whitley, [http://ftmeadesoundoff.com/communitynews/fort-meade-evolving-next-100-years/], ''Ft. Meade Soundoff'', February 14, 2018. Fort Meade is currently undergoing another major transformation and is expecting another 8,000-10,000 employees by 2023.</ref>

After an August 27, 2007, [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] order to assess the contamination at 14 [[hazardous waste]] sites on Fort Meade, such as an ordnance disposal area, 1940s waste dump, closed sanitary landfill,<ref name=EPA>[http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/npl/MD9210020567.htm Fort George G. Meade: Current Site Information], Environmental Protection Agency, retrieved January 24, 2008</ref> a September 2007 environmental impact report identified adding two golf courses would be a "significant threat to the biological and territorial integrity of the Patuxent Research Refuge". The US Army responded that it is "taking steps to limit the environmental damage."<ref name="Impact">Steve Vogel, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102124.html "U.S. Agency Assails Ft. Meade Plan: Impact Report Cites Concerns About Traffic and Environment], ''Washington Post'', September 22, 2007</ref>